Peliosis of the spleen: An immune-complex disease?

Histopathology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 387-389

  Gugger, M ^a   Gebbers, J O ^a  

^a Pathologische Institut am Kantonsspital Luzern   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Immune complex disease; Peliosis; Spleen

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE COMPLEX DISEASE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURPURA; SPLEEN DISEASE;

FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; IMMUNE COMPLEX DISEASES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MIDDLE AGED; RETICULIN; SPLEEN; SPLENIC DISEASES;

PURPURA;

EID: 0031793790     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2559.1998.00493.x     Document Type: Article

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